The Mage from the Machine
In the far future, nothing remains except for the grind. You accept your station in life, work your job, and power down at the end of the day.Discarded from the fancy bars and lounges he was designed for, the robot Tapper serves food to a tiny village carved from a massive junkyard. With everyone trapped by their debts in the wastes, from his proprietors down to the lowest mutant scavenger, they toil away for their meager survival until Tapper starts to glitch. A strange program offers him an opportunity to "level up" and "choose a class," forcing Tapper to think outside the constraints of his programming and ask a simple question:What does a wild robot want to do when given the gift of magic? And are those above his station prepared for the answer?What to expect:- Slow but steady growth- Hope in cyberpunk capitalism- A mix of traveling and community building- Point of view from a robot and their teammates- A wide cast of characters, including LGBTQIA+ people- Violent scenes are brief, graphic content is mentioned but not shownUpdate schedule is every weekday until my backlog is reached (currently 45 chapters). This is my first fiction, so any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!
Introduction:
In the far future, nothing remains except for the grind. You accept your station in life, work your job, and power down at the end of the day.Discarded from the fancy bars and lounges he was designed for, the robot Tapper serves food to a tiny village carved from a massive junkyard. With everyone trapped by their debts in the wastes, from his proprietors down to the lowest mutant scavenger, they toil away for their meager survival until Tapper starts to glitch. A strange program offers him an opportunity to "level up" and "choose a class," forcing Tapper to think outside the constraints of his programming and ask a simple question:What does a wild robot want to do when given the gift of magic? And are those above his station prepared for the answer?What to expect:- Slow but steady growth- Hope in cyberpunk capitalism- A mix of traveling and community building- Point of view from a robot and their teammates- A wide cast of characters, including LGBTQIA+ people- Violent scenes are brief, graphic content is mentioned but not shownUpdate schedule is every weekday until my backlog is reached (currently 45 chapters). This is my first fiction, so any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!...
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